Hellllooooo….I purposely put off posting The State of My World this summer because I had a feeling the months together would have more of a collective vibe…one long month with 3 very different, yet cohesive, parts. I also wanted the opportunity to write “purposely put off posting” haha

So whats been up – Road Trippin to Nowhere which turned out to be Everywhere,

(and saw whales)

Road Trippin to Antiquity, visiting what was once the largest city north of Mexico in pre- Columbian times, Cahokia in Southern Illinois.

In between….there was a whole lot of cleaning/clearing out my apartment…to make space.

A tiny apartment that also serves as my studio can get super cluttered. My goal for the summer was to organize my prints/studio, but I quickly learned that to organize my prints I had to organize my apartment and in organizing my apartment I was unintentionally, unexpectedly but necessarily organizing my life, thus making space for what lies ahead. This summer was given over to making the time to create the space to move forward. (insert snazzy sundial pic here, except that I already posted it so here's another one) So this blogs theme is space. (Or whales.)

And on that note … I have quite a few things coming up –

Saturday, August 11thUrbanism & Eccentricites – Where Y'art Gallery /1901 Royal/ a group show commemorating 300 years of NOLA juried by geographer Richard Campenella – my print “Passing Time” was chosen for this exhibtion

What with my new found spacious space (not quite there yet, but better) I’ll also be spending the next few weeks getting ready for my September exhibition of lumen prints at the Ocshner Healing Arts Walk at Ocshner Hospital!! I’m really looking forward to showing this work in this healing environment. More on that later.

I’m still going through my 650,000,000 pictures I took over the summer. ...And the summer ain't over yet. Hopefully soon I’ll be posting my pics of the birthplace of heavy metal (insert intrigue here)